Republican Debate ‘Cage Fight’ at Peace Center in Greenville, SC

It is Ironic that the most important Republican debate of the election would be taking place in this quaint upstate South Carolina town known for its southern charm, sweet tea and hospitality. Greenville is about to host a gloves off, no holds barred, cage match at the ‘Peace Center’ for the GOP nomination between Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio for the Presidency of the United States.

We were here just five years ago with a Fox News Debate that was described as potentially the most boring debate in history as no candidate was polling above the ten percent. A minor candidates playground, but a snooze of an event for reporters. We called it at the time, ‘The Sweet Tea Debate‘

John Kasich, Jeb Bush and Ben Carson will also be squaring off on Saturday, February 13 in Greenville, South Carolina but they are the calmer element in this event. Kasich and Carson have both stated they will remain issue driven and keep to positive messaging no matter the attacks thrown their way.

Ted Cruz has finally gone after Trump in a new political ad ‘Parking Lot‘ that attacks ‘The Donald’ on stealing little old ladies homes using eminent domain. Meanwhile, Trump has pulled an attack ad on Cruz in South Carolina that called Cruz a dishonest politician.

1) Place among the top five candidates ranked according to the popular vote in the New Hampshire Republican primary on Feb. 9, 2016;

2) have placed among the top three candidates ranked according to the popular vote in the Iowa Republican caucuses on Feb. 2, 2016;

3) place among the top five candidates in an average of national and South Carolina Republican presidential polls conducted over a four-week period starting on Jan. 15, 2016 and recognized by CBS News; and receive a minimum of 3 percent in the Iowa, New Hampshire results or the South Carolina or national polls. To be included, polls must be conducted and released to the public before 12 p.m. ET on Feb. 12, 2016.

The Latest Polling in South Carolina has Donald Trump leading by sixteen (16) percentage points:

As of this writing, Politisite Political Projections has Donald trump leading the South Carolina Primary by sixteen (16) percentage points. Our polling analysis has the race this way:

Trump 36%

Cruz 20%

Rubio 14%

Bush 9%

Kasich 8%

Carson 6%

Although Ted Cruz is steadily polling at around 20%, we think that Ted Cruz could win in South Carolina. We think this is the reason that Donald Trump is squarely attacking him here. Real Clear Politics has Donald Trump beating Cruz by seventeen (17) percentage points.

How to Watch the Greenville, South Carolina Republican Debate:

The CBS Greenville, South Carolina Republican Debate at the Peace Center will air live on CBS from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 13th. The network’s digital streaming service, CBSN, additionally will offer extensive coverage before, during and after the debate.

Twitter Hashtag for the Greenville, SC Republican debate is #GOPDebate

Albert Milliron is the founder of Politisite. Milliron has been credentialed by most major news networks for Presidential debates and major Political Parties for political event coverage. Albert maintains relationships with the White House and State Department to provide direct reporting from the Administration’s Press team. Albert is the former Public Relations Chairman of the Columbia County Republican Party in Georgia. He is a former Delegate.
Milliron is a veteran of the US Army Medical Department and worked for Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Psychiatry.